| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1951 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 43709 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 52 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 26 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 54 pass from Steve Romanik (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 10 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 17 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 9 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gene Schroeder 10 pass from Johnny Lujack (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 3 run (Doak Walker kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Keane 7 pass from Johnny Lujack (George Blanda kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 15 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 43 FG | 41 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Gulyanics 4 run (George Blanda kick) | 41 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 89 | LOT | Jim Martin |
| 76 | LOG | Lou Creekmur |
| 65 | C | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | ROG | Dick Flanagan |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Berrang |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 63 | MG | Bob Momsen |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Doran |
| 74 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 12 | LDH | Jimmy Hill |
| 44 | LS | Don Doll |
| 19 | RS | Jack Christiansen |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | LOE | John Hoffman |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 26 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 23 | ROG | Wash Serini |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 12 | QB | Steve Romanik |
| 46 | LOH | Chuck Hunsinger |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 62 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 14 | RDT | Wayne Hansen |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 81 | LLB | George Connor |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 6 | LDH | Don Kindt |
| 5 | LS | Billy Stone |
| 88 | RS | Gene Schroeder |
| 32 | RDH | Johnny Lujack |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Fred Enke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Kayo Dottley | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Romanik | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 259 | 8.6 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 108.2 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Pat Harder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Lujack | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 1 | 187 | 9.4 | 51 | 2 | 18 | 111.9 | |
| Steve Romanik | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 89 | 9.9 | 54t | 1 | 14 | 77.8 | |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Bobby Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 26 | 2 |
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gene Schroeder | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Keane | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 54t | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Berrang | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Billy Stone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 86 | 0 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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